Book 19
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Book 19 is a key section of Augustine’s *The City of God* that focuses on the nature of peace and the ultimate happiness of the heavenly city in contrast to earthly society.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book 19 Context triple: [The City of God, dividedInto, Book 19]
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The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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The Fifth Book of Peace
The Fifth Book of Peace is a reflective, genre-blending work by Maxine Hong Kingston that intertwines memoir, fiction, and meditation on war, loss, and the pursuit of peace.
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Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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Book V
Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book 19 Target entity description: Book 19 is a key section of Augustine’s *The City of God* that focuses on the nature of peace and the ultimate happiness of the heavenly city in contrast to earthly society.
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A.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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B.
The Fifth Book of Peace
The Fifth Book of Peace is a reflective, genre-blending work by Maxine Hong Kingston that intertwines memoir, fiction, and meditation on war, loss, and the pursuit of peace.
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C.
Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
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D.
Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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E.
Book V
Book V is a section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," contributing to his formulation of the heliocentric model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
limitations of pagan political ideals
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pilgrim status of Christians in the world ⓘ role of the state in securing peace ⓘ |
| argues |
earthly peace is limited and provisional
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only heavenly city possesses perfect peace ⓘ true happiness is found only in God ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| compares | temporal peace and eternal peace ⓘ |
| contrastWith | earthly society ⓘ |
| describes |
conditions of earthly political life
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end of the two cities ⓘ hierarchy of human goods ⓘ nature of true peace ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theological treatise
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalOrderInWork | 19 ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle |
The City of God
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surface form:
De civitate Dei, liber XIX
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| influenced |
Western concepts of peace and justice
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later Christian eschatological views of society ⓘ medieval Christian political thought ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
eternal Sabbath rest of the saints
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imperfect but valuable earthly peace ⓘ tranquility of order ⓘ two cities distinguished by their loves ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | second half of The City of God ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian philosophy of society
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earthly city ⓘ heavenly city ⓘ peace ⓘ ultimate happiness ⓘ |
| originallyComposedInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| partOf | The City of God ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
common good
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justice in political communities ⓘ ordered love (ordo amoris) ⓘ relationship between virtue and happiness ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The City of God
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surface form:
Book 18 of The City of God
The City of God ⓘ
surface form:
Book 20 of The City of God
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
eschatology
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moral theology ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
The City of God
this entity surface form:
Book XIX